The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-28
PRESIDENT COLLIER AND CLUB HOUSE

PRESIDENT COLLIER AND NLl NV ~
names. musical and descriptive, bear witness
Of them, as Chicamaugu, River Of Death;
Etonah. "High Tower; Chattanooga,
Broad Muddy Comcsanga, Dahlonega
and Oostenaula Across the STATE from
northeast 10 southwest runs The Chatta
hoochie. parallel with il, al an average dis
lance Of thirty miles. runs the last line Of
mountains; from the average summit ievel Of
the mountains 90 Che river isa tatl OF %,-V1
feet. and, AS the hundreds of inhoWing streams
must make that descent in thirty miles, water
power is in lavish abundance ON the first
hills are immense forests of toierabi} valuable
timber: on the next. 20 the northwest, hald
woods and the grasses usually found further
north abound, while stil further up, an the
way to Tennessee. indeed are coal, iron,
marble, roofing slate, building stone and other
mineral treasures, each in its place, often the
Oldest and newest rock lying side by side a.
the great mountain axes have been heaNed
bent over 10 the eastward and then broker
across. forming immense antlcllnal valleys
Following the line of these mountain ranges
southwestward into Alabama, We find these
anticlinal riffs still more abrupt and, con
.equently, more valuable, rs narrow valley
often has on one side the best OF iron ore, ana
on the other various strata of coal The
Cumberland or East Tennessee plateau is
rather more regular in it, formation. but Tor
30 miles from northeast 10 northwest ~ IS
one vast siorehouse Of coal and non ore. And
from all these regions as well as from VIZ
einia and North Carolina, the promoters of
the Piedmont exposition have drawn I'M
menSe aud varied stores OF minerals 20 eX-
hibit.
The fair opened on the loth continuing
several weeks. The inclosure consists of sew
.nty-fve acres OF the Piedmont park, which
contains 200 acres The main hall though
AN immense structure, proved too small for
the exhibit. and other buildings had TO tie
erected. Forty thousand people were present
the first day, and when all the machinery
was set. ready for the electric touch, Gov
ernor Gordon introduced Hon. Samuel =.
Randall. who delivered a speech well worthy
of the occasion His comparison between the
old and new sonth was bold and eloquent,
and was received with enthusiastic cheers.
As be finished he touched the electric button
all the batteries fired. the great engine began
10 beat and all the machinery Of the eXpoSi-
tjon started. The visitors are numbered by
hundreds OF thousands. The display OF fire
works is said to have equaled, If II
did not exceed any ever shown III
New York For all this success much
credit must be given 10 Hon Charles 4. Col.
Ier. president, and Maj. William IL. smyth,
secretary Of the exposition company whose
association in such an enterprise Is a happy
Illustration OF the complete reunion OF north
ana south. Mr.. Collier Is one OF the best
representatives of the young SOUTH native
OF Atlanta aud member OF the board OF
aldermen, he is a very prominent ci'i1eh
despite his youth. Maj. Smyih rs son OF
Professor William Smyth, long eminent as
heed Of the department OF mathematics at
Bosdoin college He first visited Atlanta as
one of Shermans conqucring host after tho
way he located and married there was iof d
while United States marshal, hut for many
wears has devoted himself TO agricultural an1
engineering machinery. Capt Robert J
Lowry, the treasurer, Is by birth Zen
nes.ean now president OF the Atlanta cham
bar of commerce.